Greenlandic PM responds to Trump’s claims over Greenland, asserting that the territory will determine its personal future.
Greenland’s newly elected Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen stated he won’t hand over the territory to the US in response to IS President Donald Trump’s current feedback about annexing the huge Arctic area.
“President Trump says that the US is getting Greenland. Let me be clear: America received’t get that. We don’t belong to anybody else. We decide our personal future,” Nielsen acknowledged in a Fb submit on Sunday.
Trump had informed NBC Information on Saturday that he had “completely” mentioned the opportunity of annexing Greenland. “We’ll get Greenland. Yeah, one hundred pc,” he stated, doubling down on his declare.
The strain between the 2 nations escalated after US Vice President JD Vance visited a navy base in Greenland and accused Denmark of failing to adequately defend the strategically positioned island.
Vance claimed the US may provide higher safety for the area, which holds vital geopolitical worth.
In response, Danish International Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen expressed frustration with the US administration’s “tone” throughout their criticism.
“We don’t respect the tone through which it’s being delivered. This isn’t the way you converse to your shut allies,” Rasmussen acknowledged in a video on social media, reaffirming Denmark’s dedication to Arctic safety and its willingness to cooperate with the US.
Regardless of this diplomatic row, Trump remained defiant, telling NBC Information, “I by no means take navy drive off the desk” relating to Greenland.
Rasmussen, nonetheless, insisted that Denmark and the US are nonetheless shut allies, regardless of the continued tensions over the problem.
Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, stays a key level of rivalry as Trump pushes for higher US affect within the area for nationwide safety causes.
